Erick Trickel

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Senior Draft Analyst at Sports Illustrated

#BroncosCountry Senior Draft Analyst @MileHighHuddle. Host of Dove Valley Deep Divers. Tweets/opinions strictly mine. Business Email: [email protected]

Articles

Broncos' Roster Turnover Rate Signals Major Shift Ahead in 2025

4 days ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

Over an offseason, NFL teams typically see a 25-35% roster turnover rate. However, the Denver Broncos lead the NFL in this department. According to Over The Cap's Jason Fitzgerald, the Broncos churned just 14% of the roster, the lowest turnover rate in the NFL this year. That means 86% of the roster is returning. As you can see from the teams listed in Fitzgerald's post, roster stability is one of the common denominators of NFL powerhouses.
A Complete Farce: Broncos All-Pro Zach Allen Utterly Disrespected by PFF

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos have a strong interior defensive line, headlined by their two starting 3-4 defensive ends: Zach Allen and John Franklin-Myers. Allen has been a top-10 interior defensive lineman over the last two seasons, and Franklin-Myers is coming off the best year of his career. Despite that, both of them get slighted by Pro Football Focus' Trevor Sikkema's top 32 interior defensive linemen. When reviewing the list, the first offense didn't even have the correct team for John Franklin-Myers.
Broncos All-Pro Zach Allen Utterly Disrespected in PFF's DL Rankings

4 days ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos have a strong interior defensive line, headlined by their two starting 3-4 defensive ends: Zach Allen and John Franklin-Myers. Allen has been a top-10 interior defensive lineman over the last two seasons, and Franklin-Myers is coming off the best year of his career. Despite that, both of them get slighted by Pro Football Focus' Trevor Sikkema's top 32 interior defensive linemen. When reviewing the list, the first offense didn't even have the correct team for John Franklin-Myers.
Making Sense of Broncos Duo's Placement on PFF's List of Top 32 OTs

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos have a good pair of offensive tackles. Conspicuously, only one of them was recognized in Pro Football Focus' top 32 offensive tackles of 2025. PFF's Zoltan Buday listed only left tackle Garett Bolles (at No. 11), with right tackle Mike McGlinchey being snubbed. Bolles was ranked fairly, but McGlinchey's snub is questionable. Let's examine Buday's analysis on Bolles' ranking.
Making Sense of Broncos Duo's Placement on PFF's List of Top 32 OTs

5 days ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos have a good pair of offensive tackles. Conspicuously, only one of them was recognized in Pro Football Focus' top 32 offensive tackles of 2025. PFF's Zoltan Buday listed only left tackle Garett Bolles (at No. 11), with right tackle Mike McGlinchey being snubbed. Bolles was ranked fairly, but McGlinchey's snub is questionable. Let's examine Buday's analysis on Bolles' ranking.
Broncos S Talanoa Hufanga Tapped as Top 'Bounce-Back' Candidate by PFF

6 days ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos took some significant risks this offseason by bringing in new players via free agency. While the Broncos have been one of the healthiest teams over the past two seasons, GM George Paton and head coach Sean Payton have also moved on from most of the ‘snake-bitten’ players that had previously plagued the team.
Broncos' Exciting Rookie RB RJ Harvey Gets No Love from PFF

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos' running back room is still viewed as a concern by many analysts, and after losing starter Javonte Williams, their only addition to the room was second-round draft pick RJ Harvey. Audric Estime, Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, and Blake Watson each had some moments last year. Estime and McLaughlin were solid to close out the season, but the room overall was terrible.
Broncos' Biggest Strength, Weakness & 2025 X-Factor Revealed

1 week ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos roster, as built by GM George Paton and head coach Sean Payton, is widely regarded as one of the most complete in the NFL. Not only did NFL.com's Eric Edholm recognize the Broncos as a top 10 roster, but they were also identified as a top 10 roster by Pro Football Focus. PFF's Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman reviewed every roster, ranking each and identifying teams' biggest strengths, weaknesses, and X-factors. The Broncos roster checked in at No. 9 in the rankings.
Broncos' Evan Engram Garners Curious Placement in PFF's TE Rankings

1 week ago | si.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos have received a mixed bag as Pro Football Focus continues its offseason rankings of the top 32 players at each position. Broncos quarterback Bo Nix ranked 19th, wide receiver Courtland Sutton ranked 31st, but at least inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw ranked fifth. What about tight ends? PFF's Josh Kosko ranked the tight end position, where Denver's Evan Engram checked in at 11th.
New Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw Receives Top-5 PFF Ranking

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Erick Trickel

The Denver Broncos haven't received the proper respect throughout the offseason's ubiquitous lists and rankings. However, in Pro Football Focus' latest linebacker rankings, the Broncos finally have a player who might be ranked a little too high instead of too low, as has been this year's theme. PFF's Mason Cameron ranked thetop 32 linebackers, where Denver's Dre Greenlaw came in fifth overall, and the last Tier 2 linebacker in his rankings.